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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Shivakumar Sundaram, Tamilnadu, IN;
Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Anoop Ghanwani, Rocklin, CA (US);
Pathangi Narasimhan Janadhanan, Tamilnadu, IN;
Mohnish Anamula, Cupertino, CA (US);
Raja Jayakumar, Fremont, CA (US);
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An extended bridge structure that includes a controlling bridge and port extenders is disclosed. A port extender according to some embodiments of the present invention includes a processor that processes receives packets in a way that executes at least one procedure that substitutes for a function of the controlling bridge. A controlling bridge according to the present invention provides data to the port extender that enables it to execute the at least one procedure that substitutes for a function of the controlling bridge.